法兰西斯·培根

Traditional form:

法蘭西斯·培根

Pinyin (reading):

Fǎlánxīsī· Péigēn

Definitions:

• Francis Bacon (1561-1626), English Renaissance philosopher and early scientist

Characters:

• 法 - law, rule, statute; method, way; French
• 兰 - orchid; elegant, graceful
• 西 - west, western, westward
• 斯 - this, thus, such; emphatic particle; used in transliterations
• 培 - to cultivate, to farm; to shore up
• 根 - root, basis, foundation

Traditional characters:

• 法 - law, rule, statute; method, way; French
• 蘭 - orchid; elegant, graceful
• 西 - west, western, westward
• 斯 - this, thus, such; emphatic particle; used in transliterations
• 培 - to cultivate, to farm; to shore up
• 根 - root, basis, foundation